AVCNW LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15626375 · ltd · incorporated 2024-04-08
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£980
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Washing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur products
Sector: Other service activities
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 98100Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use
  • 98200Undifferentiated service-producing activities of private households for own use
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £980

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£980
Current Assets
£657
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-30
Total assets£980
Current assets£657
Net assets£980

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-07-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-06-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-04-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AVCNW LTD
  6. 2024-04-08
    BRAYFORD, Sarah appointed
    secretary
  7. 2024-04-08
    BRAYFORD, Sarah appointed
    director
  8. 2024-04-08
    KELLY, Greame appointed
    director
  9. 2024-04-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-21

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Sarah Brayford
Individual · British · DOB 08/1990 · age 36
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting08/04/2024
Mr Greame Kelly
Individual · British · DOB 10/1990 · age 36
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting08/04/2024

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96010 — Washing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur products

Registered office

5 Masefield Avenue
Orrell
Wigan
WN5 8HR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-21OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-07

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BRAYFORD, Sarah
secretary · appointed 2024-04-08
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Active
BRAYFORD, Sarah
director · ~36y · appointed 2024-04-08
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Active
KELLY, Greame
director · ~36y · appointed 2024-04-08
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Active

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Recent filings (6 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-06-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-04-08